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Garden tools

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  • Naked putti at work in a garden, representing the element earth. Etching by C. Duflos, ca 1750, after F. Boucher.
  • An ornate vase and pedestal with gardening tools carved on the base, in a classical garden. Etching by J. Schynvoet, c. 1701, after S. Schynvoet.
  • Flora holds the bow and arrows of Cupid while Cupid acts as a gardener. Aquatint with engraving by S. Alken, 1790, after E. Crewe.
  • Gardeners at work in the gardens of Denham Court, Buckinghamshire. Engraving by W. Hollar, 17th century, after F. Cleyn.
  • Genoa, with the aid of Arethusa, Alcimus, and Cosmus, introduces the lemon tree into Italy, thanks to the warm air of the Ligurian coast. Engraving by G.F. Greuter after G. Reni.
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    An ornate vase and pedestal with gardening tools carved on the base, in a classical garden. Etching by J. Schynvoet, c. 1701, after S. Schynvoet.

    Schijnvoet, Simon, 1653-1727. | Reference: 26606i
    Part of: S Schynvoet's Voorbeelden der lusthof-cieraaden zynde vaasen, pedestallen, orangiebakken, blompotten en andere bywerken & c.
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    Gardeners at work in the gardens of Denham Court, Buckinghamshire. Engraving by W. Hollar, 17th century, after F. Cleyn.

    Cleyn, Franz, 1590?-1658. | Reference: 26672i
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    Genoa, with the aid of Arethusa, Alcimus, and Cosmus, introduces the lemon tree into Italy, thanks to the warm air of the Ligurian coast. Engraving by G.F. Greuter after G. Reni.

    Reni, Guido, 1575-1642. | Date: 1646 | Reference: 26653i
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    Leisure and gardening / compilier, E.R. Wilshere.

    | Date: [1978], ©1978
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    Flora holds the bow and arrows of Cupid while Cupid acts as a gardener. Aquatint with engraving by S. Alken, 1790, after E. Crewe.

    Crewe, Emma. | Date: 1790 | Reference: 26742i
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